Altan-The_Best_Of_Altan-2CD-1997-AMOK

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114,48 MB

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2008-03-30

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      Altan  - The Best Of Altan (c) 1997 Green Linnet Records


Artist....: Altan
Album.....: The Best Of Altan
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: cd1: 16 cd2: 8
Genre.....: Celtic
Label.....: Green Linnet Records
Catalogue#: GLCD 1177
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1209308/a/Best+Of+Altan.htm


Tracklist:
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   Cd1

01 Tommy Peoples-The Windmill-Fintan Mcmanus's                   03:16
02 Moll Dubh A'ghleanna                                          03:29
03 Jimmy Lyon's-The Teelin-The Red Crow-The Broken Bridge        04:41
04 The Sunset                                                    03:43
05 Glory Reel-The Heathery Cruach                                02:57
06 Flower Of Magherally                                          04:19
07 Mazurka                                                       02:47
08 A Bhean Udaφ Thall                                            03:31
09 King Of The Pipers                                            03:12
10 'sφ Do Mhaimeo ═                                              02:52
11 The Jug Of Punch                                              03:32
12 The Emyvale-Rφl Gan Ainm-The Three Merry Sisters Of Fate      02:57
13 An Mhaighdean Mhara                                           02:56
14 D·lamßn                                                       03:45
15 Drowsy Maggie-Rakish Paddy-Harvest Storm                      02:59
16 An Feochßn                                                    04:45

   Cd2

01 Con Cassidy's-Neil Gow's Highland-Moll And Tiarna-Mcsweeney's 04:15
02 The Yellow Tinker-Lady Montgomery                             01:47
03 Thug MΘ R·ide                                                 02:35
04 Tß Mo Chleamnas A DhΘanamh                                    05:03
05 The Curlew, Mcdermott's-Three Scones Of Boxty-Unnamed Reel    04:08
06 Tuirse Mo Chroφ                                               04:05
07 Paddy's Trip To Scotland-Dinky's-The Shetland Fiddler         04:46
08 Johnny's Wedding-Rogue's Reel-The Gravel Walk                 04:35

                                                 Total:114,4 MB/ 86:55 min


Release Notes:
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Note: This is the Full 2CD Release with the Bonus Disc of Live
Recordings previously not released

If you don't count The Chieftains, Altan is probably the most popular
traditional Irish group in the world right now. And they continue to
find favor among hardcore folkies where The Chieftains don't, since
they resist the temptation to record albums with the likes of Roger
Daltrey and Van Morrison. The band originally formed around the
husband-and-wife nucleus of flutist Frankie Kennedy and fiddler/singer
Maighread Nφ Dhomhnaill, who recorded their first duo album in 1983.
Other members accreted to the group over time, until it gradually
hardened into the five-piece ensemble that is responsible for most of
the music on this timely retrospective, which draws on the five Altan
discs that have appeared on the Green Linnet label. All have been
distinguished by exceptional energy and musicianship, and while some
listeners will disagree with one or two programming choices, the
selections here are all excellent; Nφ Dhomhnaill's sweet singing is
always a special highlight. Best of all, the first pressings include a
bonus disc of live recordings -- a poignant addendum, given the tragic
death of Frankie Kennedy from cancer in 1996. Very highly recommended.

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